20 parts in 19. Illustrated with 40 plates, 39 of them designed and etched on steel by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), the 40th being a portrait of Dickens engraved by Finden from the painting by Maclise. 8¾x5½, original green wrappers with woodcut design by Browne, housed in 2 custom cloth chemises, and calf-backed slipcases. First Edition.

This set has the first issue points in Parts I-II, IV-VI, IX-XI, XV-XVII. The following are the plate and advertisement variants for each issue which do not collate in accordance with Hatton and Cleaver: Part III: lacks front ad pages 15-16; lacks rear ad for Joseph Amesbury's Patent Supports (large folding sheet in 8 pp.). Part VII: ads at rear are bound in the reverse order. Part VIII: lacks first page of rear ads "This day is published... / No. 1; / ... / Heads of the People,"; the Mechi catalogue wrappers are printed in blue and black, not yellow and black; the plates are bound in reverse order. Part XII: lacks second rear ad, "New and Popular Works published by R. Tyas. 4 pp. Part XIV: lacks front ad pages 13, 14. Part XVIII: lacks rear ads. Part XIX/XX: the specimen illustration plate from Valentine Vox is bound as final leaf; the "Hill's Seal Wafers" contains 4 (of 5) original specimen wafers. Else complete and matching first issue points.